I like getting all the playing time. We have small teams and we are more connected and more unified as a team.

What do you have your eyes set on this season for your team and individually?

We want to have a winning season. I’d like to do well myself.

Do you mind giving up your spring break to play baseball this week?

No, I don’t mind at all. This is what I like to do in my free time, baseball. I love playing baseball.

What is your favorite kind of music?

I like hip-hop music. I guess I grew up in that kind of culture. I grew up listening to it.

Who is your favorite Major League Baseball team and why?

I like the (Colorado) Rockies. I watch them a lot.

When you are not participating in sports, what else do you like to do?

I like to hang out with my friends and to just relax.

Pueblo is a huge baseball town with several little leagues. Do you have any advice for those younger players who want to eventually play at Hobbs Field at the Runyon Sports Complex?

Just keep playing and stay working hard. At every practice that you go to and every game that you go to, just stay working hard.

What do you find the most challenging in playing ball?

There are a lot of things that are challenging. There’s hitting, there’s pitching and the game itself. Sometimes the game can take a turn when you make a mistake. That’s hard.

What has been your greatest thrill in a game?

I turned a double play on my own against Harrison (High School) two weeks ago. The ball was coming up the middle and I fielded it and I stepped on the bag and threw it on the run. It was exciting and I got pumped up.

What makes you nervous in a game?

Just the time before the game seeing the pitcher pitch and see how he’s throwing. You get down to it and you start going.